Unnecessary Complexity In Oceana High, Pacifica

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The experiment being pondered on is the usage of unnecessary complexity in a statistical question, to the general populous of seniors and juniors of Oceana High, Pacifica CA. The purpose of studying this type of experiment is to discern uncertainty caused by confusion associated to the complexity of the question being asked. In the real world, when questions being asked to the participants appears far too complicated-- whether it be in terms of wording or simply there is far too much information being presented, the individual will find themselves thinking more about what the questions means rather than offering their initial response, hence the data is skewed due to participants unable to simply understand the question and responding with

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